CBC News Online - Morning News Digest - 2015-03-16

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Tuition's up, but where is all that university money going? Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT Tuition's up, but where is all that university money going? Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT Any talk of money in Canada's post-secondary education system involves some pretty big numbers — and complaints. So who is getting the biggest share of the pie? Read More Judge struck down niqab ban without referring to charter of rights Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT When a federal court judge ruled last month that a woman could wear a niqab while taking her oath of Canadian citizenship, supporters may have thought the decision was another victory for charter rights. But in his ruling, the judge avoided any charter issues, focusing instead on the legality of the niqab ban. Read More Look out Toto, this really ain't Kansas anymore: Neil Macdonald Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EDT With its special place in the American psyche, Kansas has gone from icon of prairie populism, and Superman's home, to its latest experiment with Reagan-like tax-slashing orthodoxy. As Neil Macdonald reports, this latest plan isn't going well. Read More Breakthrough artist of the year Kiesza takes home 3 Junos Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:53:33 EDT At the 2015 Juno Awards, Kiesza skipped into the spotlight, Arkells were hailed as hometown heroes, the Weeknd worked and an 80-year-old Leonard Cohen snagged the biggest Juno of his career — and then Alanis Morissette was here to remind us she still knows exactly how to steal a show. Read More St. Patrick's blizzard whacks Newfoundland, drivers advised to stay home Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:58:10 EDT A March blizzard hammers most of Newfoundland, with warnings in place from the Avalon Peninsula in the east all the way to Port aux Basques on the southwest coast. Read More More Headlines 'Monster' Cyclone Pam has 'flattened' Vanuatu, erased decades of progress Eccentric heir with ties to homicides says he ‘killed them all’ in HBO show aired after arrest CRA charity audits creating confusion, fear at tax time Travel troubles pile up in Atlantic Canada as strong winds, blowing snow continue Russia was ready to increase nuclear readiness over Crimea, Putin says Netanyahu calls for 'fateful struggle' ahead of Israel's election day Nature groups sing out to protect boreal forest's 'bird nursery' Flying car will go on sale in 2017, manufacturer says Where in Canada do you pay the most tax? 20-year-old faces charges in shooting of police officers in Ferguson